Printing-machine.



J. DE 2. HALL. PRINTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11, 1912.

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APPLIGATION FILED NOV. 11; 1912,

Patented Feb. 3, 1914.

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JOHN .CAMP E-IALL, ,OF LEAVEQNWOfiTH, KANSAS.

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Spe cification of Lettersfiat ent.

Patented Feb. .3, 19M.

Applicationfiled Noveniberll, 1912. 'SeriaLNo. 730,627.

T 0 all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JOHN DE CAMP HALL, a citizen of the United States, and a resi dent of Leavenworth, in. the county of Leavenworth and State of Kansaghave inscribed, simpleinconstruction, and adapted for the mechan cal canceling or 1nd0r s;

ing of checks in banks or other institntirms; where the large amount of such work ncces-f .sary entails considerable tinlowhen done by hand. Q

Many objects and advantages follow from? the use of the structure herein ilescribed 'nd claimed, not particularly set forth. the inventive idea, however, comprehending structure included in the scope of: the Tip- Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this speci-l fication, in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, .in which Figure 1 1s a vertical sectional View of the machine on the line 1-1 of Fig. 2: Fig. 2 is affront end View; Fig. 3 is a sectional View on the line 3% 5of Fig. v1; Fig. i is a partial View oftheroller, showing thedetail of the door thereon; while Fig. 5 is a representatiye'of a check or other instrument which has been canceled by the machine.

The particular structure illustrated comprises a base 1 of any suitable and desirable conformation, made of an suitable mate rial, the front being provi ed with a pocket 2 in which the canceled or indorsed checks are received.

On .topof the base, and extending longitudinally thereof and at'oppositesides, are a plurality of rods or equivalent supporting devices 3, carrying helical springs 4c, the rods being preferably mounted at the rear end ofthe base on uprights 5, connected by means of a bar 6, whereby a substantially rigid structure is provided.

Between the rods 3-and or top of. the base" said helical springs 4.

1, and extending there-around for a suitable distance, is a mat 7, preferably of rubber or equivalent ,niateriah'on which the checks or pther instrurnents 8 are placed, as indicated 1n Fig. ,1, there being a follower board 9 against which the checks rest, the board-being prov ded with a'plurality of sleeves l0 embracing the said rods 8 and engaging the Referring particularly to Fig. 1 it will be'n'oted that the top of the base 1 is removed for a suitable' distance, the edge portion 11 .being beveled wherebyaccess to the pocket 2 from the top of the base is permitted. Adjacent the forward edge portion 11 of the top of the base is afiXed support 14, having a number of downwardly extendingl'inger's 15, whereby portions of the checks or 'other instruments are accessible between the said fingers; this support 14 is preferably secured at the forward ends of thejrod's 3, bing secured thereto in v any suitable znanner,"as by means of nuts 16 engaging the said rods. From what has been f's aid it will be apparent that when a nu1nber ofthe checks'are-placed on ,top of the f base 1 onthe mat 17 the'checks will be fed forwardly toward the fix ed support 14: by reason of the pressure e xerted on ,the followe 9 by the springs 4.

Extending transverselyofthe base is a roller l7,,provid ed cogs 18 adjabegnt its ends, this roller being of any snitable form of construction, .certain predetermined portions 7 of the roller jbeing with resilient ,QXtensions 1 9, as shownlparticularly in .Fig. the r lle al carrying a hinge-d door 20. having a casingfll thereon, a dating stamp of anygdesira'ble' construction ins am y hesa ins nd p oj ti g for 'a. suitable distance through the said door. The outside pf the ,door 21 is providedwitha stampof any suitable material, such asi'ubber, which st a p may be adapted to impress certain wor s or names on a check, as, for instance, thematter illustrated in ,Fig. 5. The roller 17 is designed for continuous rotation, wherebythe checks 8 will be successively withdrawn from the stack on top of the base and passed between this roller and the forward beveled edgepo-rtion of the top of the base, coming in contact with the stamp, the printed [checks being finally received in the posket 2 of the base, a

bathe 2} preferably of curved formation, be- ,ingpositloned adjacent thefror of the nt-rchine and. serving to guide the printed checks. into the pocket. In order to turn the roller 1?, and to bring the resilient extensions 19 successively into engagement with the checks 8, whereby they are fed forwardly, the shaft which an ports this roller is provided at one end wit a hand. wheel 26, whereby it may be turned; it so desired, the shaft may be provided with a pulley carrying a belt in order to provide for motor-driving means. Positioned above the roller 17, and mounted in suitable standards 27, is a shaft 28 having gears 29 adjacent itsends which mesh with the cogs 18 on the roller 17, whereby simultaneous rotation of these dparts is brought about. The gears 29 are esigned to carry an inking device which comes adjacent the stamp at certain intervals in order to ink the same; the relation of the parts shown pro vides for-inking of the stamp after every third check hasbcen impressed, it being obvious that an undue amount of ink on the stamp is undesirable. Each of the gears 29 is provided-with a radial slot 30, the slots in the gears being substantially in register, a spindle 31 extending through these slots, the spindle being retained in position remote from the shaft 28 by means of springs 32 secured to the ends of the said spindle and the hubs of the said gears; fixed to the Spin die 31 is an ink roll 33 adapted to be held in any desired position by means of a set screw 34 carried on the hub 35 of the said roll in order to provide for rotation of the roll and spindle when the roll engages the stamp, the before-mentioned springs are preferably engaged with bearings at the outer ends of the said spindle whereby such movement is permitted, the springs being compressed more or loss during each rotation oi the gears 29 when the said ink roll comes into engagement with the stamp.

The particular form of the stamp carried by the roller is, of course, immaterial; the idea is rather to provide a stamping machine of few parts, one of which is av roller carrying a stamp, along with resilient elements adapted to engage the checks or papers on which the stamp is to be impressed.

The operation of the device is believed to be clear from the description ofthe structure set forth; A brief consideration of Fig". 1, however, will show that as the hand wheel 26 is turned the rotation of the roller 17 brings the resilient extensions 19 on this roller into engagement with the successive checks, whereby they are passed between this roller and the bcvcledcdge portion of the trout of the base, with the consequent impression on the check.

The size and shape of the different cloincuts which makc up the machine are, of coursc, capable oi variation in order to arrive at a structure adapted for handling checks or papers of diilercnt sizes; it is also obvious that different stamps may be placed on the roller 17, and that the fronts or backs of the checks may be impressed at will, Fig. 2, in fact, showing two stamps adjacent the ends of the roller, the particular idea being that one of the stamps is used for cancellation purposes and the other for indorsernent,

' Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination of a roller carrying a stamp, a plurality of rcvoluble members of greater diameter than the said roller and in engagement therewith, the said rcvoluble members carrying an inking roller, the inking roller being maintained in position by resilient devices, the inking roller being adapted to contact with the said stamp after a determined number of revolutions of the roller carrying the stamp.

2. In a printing machine, the combination of a roller carrying a stamp, a plurality of gears of greater diameter than the roller therewith, an inking roller carried by the said gears and revolubl'e independently thereof, resilient means for mounting the inking roller, the ratio between the diameters of the roller carrying the st-an'ip and the said gearsbeing such that the inking roller contacts with the stamp after a deter mined number of revolutions of the stampcarrying roller.

A printing machine comprising a base, the top of which is adapted to support a number of checks or similar papers arranged one in front oi the other, the base being provided with a pocket below the forward end of the top, a fixed support on the top of the base, adjacent the forward end, spring-pressed means on the top of the base for pressing the papers forward against the said fixed support, the said fixed support having downwardly extending spaced iingers between which portions of the front paper are exposed, a roller carrying a stamp, the roller being positioned above the fol;- ward end of the top of the base and in front of the said fixed support, means on the roller adapted to extend between the said spacedfingcrs andengagc the exposed portions-0f the paper, whereby as the roller is turned the papers may be fed forward between the roller and the top of the base and be cn, gaged by the stamp on the roller, and means for directing the stamped paper into the said pocket.

4:. A printing machine,comprising a base adapted to support a succession of checks, the base being provided with a beveled edge portion, the base being also provided with a' pocket beneath the said edge portion, a sup port adjacent the beveled edge portion of the base, means for. pressing the checks against the support, the said support haviug downwardly extending spaced lingers,

a revoluble element carrying a stamp, the said element being located on the base adjacent the saidfedge portion, an inking wheel, means on the reyolubl'e element, for engaging the checks between the said fingers, whereby the checks may be brought successively between the said edge portion and the said element in order to be stamped,

and a battle for directing the checks into the said pocket after stamping.

5. A printing machine, comprising a base provided with a pocket, a bafiie adjacent the pocket, a mat on top of the base, springpressed means for maintainin the checks in position on the mat, a revolu le stam carried by the base and adjacent the c ecks, a plurality of gears, an inking wheel re siliently mounted on the gears, means whereby the stamp may be turned, means actuated by the turning of the stamp for turning the said gears, and resilient extensions for engagement with the successive checks as the stam is turned in order to bring them successively between. the base and the stamp, the said bafile directing the stamped checks into the said pocket.

6. The combination of a roller carrying a stamp, a plurality of members revolubly mounted in position, an inking roller carried by the said members, means carried by the first roller, whereby as the said roller is turned the said members will also be turned, the said members which carry the inking roller being of substantially greater diameter than the roller on which the stamp is carried, whereby the inking roller engages with the stamp once after a determined number of revolutions of the said stamp-carrying roller.

7. A printing-machine, comprising a base provided at its forward end with a pocket,

a baiile adjacent the pocket, a rubber mat on top of the base, means for maintaining 1 -checks in position on the mat, one front of the other, a roller-adjacent the forward end of-the base and'carryinga stamp, means for turning the said roller, a plurality of gears connected by a shaft, a driving'connection between the roller carrying the stamp and the said gears, a shaft resiliently mounted on the said gears, an inking roll adjustably mountedon said shaft, and means onthe roller carrying the stamp for engagement with the successive checks in order to bring them successively between the said forward end of the base and the stamp, the checks coming into engagement with the said baflle and being directed into the said pocket.

8. In a printing machine, a roller carrying a stamp, means for turning said roller, 'revoluble members of greater dlameter than the roller and actuated therefrom, a shaft connecting said revoluble me bers, the revoluble members being provided with radial slots, a spindle extending through said slots, bearings for the ends of said spindle, springs for resiliently supporting said bearings, and an inking roll mounted, on said spindle andadapted to contact with the said stamp.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN DE CAMP HALL. Witnesses:

E. A. KELLY, A. S Lnvmsonn.

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